Catequil
Catequil (Choke Illa) In Inca mythology, thunder and lightning god, attendant on Inti, the sun, and Mama Quilla, the moon, and portrayed as carrying a…
Month: September 2017
Chac
Chac (Chaac) In Mayan mythology, four-part god of rain and thunder, patron of the number 13. Chac is the Mayan equivalent of the Aztec deity…
Chalchihuitlicue
Chalchihuitlicue (Chalchiuhtliycue, Chalchiuhcihuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue) (lady of the turquoise skirt) Aztec storm goddess, personification of whirlpools and youthful beauty; wife of her brother Tlaloc, the god…
Chalmecaciutl
Chalmecaciuatl is in Aztec mythology, the paradise for children who died before they reached the age of reason. The concept is similar to the Christian…
Chay
Chay In the mythology of the Cakchiquel Maya, obsidian stone from which they made their cutting tools and ornaments; worshipped as a god. The Annals…
Chiconquiahuitl
Chiconquiahuitl (seven rain) In Aztec ritual, a god who was impersonated by a slave during the feast of the god Xolotl Huetzi, the lord of…
Chibcachum (Chicchechum)
Chibcachum (Chicchechum) In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, patron god of laborers and merchants. Once Chibcachum became angry with the people and…
Chin
Chin In the mythology of the Muysca Indians of Bogotá, Colombia, moon goddess representing the power of female destructiveness. In one myth she was credited…
Chiminigagua
Chiminigagua (Chimizigagua) In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, a creator god. Chiminigagua held light inside his being. When it burst forth, creation…
Aztec Mythology
In Aztec myths Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca stretched Hungry Woman to make the Earth. In an effort to smooth over her injured feelings because she was…
